TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES
The National Diabetes Education Program Evaluation Framework: How to Design an Evaluation of a Multifaceted Public Health Education Program

The conceptual framework begins with Program Resources and Population Characteristics: Program Resources are funds from
the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, as well as Partnerships. The Population Characteristics are in two categories: Health Care Professionals (physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners,
diabetes educators, and dietitians) and Individuals (people with diabetes; their families;
people at risk for diabetes; minority populations such as African Americans,
Hispanic/Latinos, American Indian and Alaska Natives, and Asian Americans
and Pacific Islanders; older adults; and children).

The Program Resources and Population Characteristics influence Program Activities, which
include the following activities:

Promote the importance and benefits of diabetes control using the Control Your Diabetes. For Life. message, through mass media and partner organization activities

Launch and implement the diabetes and cardiovascular disease campaign, Be Smart About your Heart. Control the ABCs of Diabetes: A1c, Blood Pressure and Cholesterol